Stroke patients show promising signs of recovery after stem cell therapy The pilot study was only designed to test safety, but a larger trial of the pioneering stem cell treatment is planned for next year. Stroke patients who took part in a small pilot study of a stem cell therapy have shown tentative signs of […]
Affordable Cord Blood Banking. When parents hear about the possibilities available to their family through banking their baby’s cord blood, some assume that the costs associated with cord blood banking are beyond their reach. However, the truth is that cord blood banking costs are incredibly reasonable. Of course, the cost of banking your baby’s cord […]
Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Is Precious, Even After Birth. Your baby’s umbilical cord is quite humble and ordinary looking on the outside but on the inside is a substance laden with almost unbelievable powers; life-giving and life-saving powers. The blood delivered to your baby via the umbilical cord has helped to grow and sustain your baby […]
Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Donation
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Are You Cord Blood Aware? Cord blood is the body’s richest source of stem cells and it is also the body’s least invasive source of stem cells. The stem cells in cord blood are extremely special because they have yet to be exposed to the elements that the stem cells from an older person would […]
Women in the North West of England can now donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood and placentas at the first donation facility of its kind in the region. St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester has been chosen by Anthony Nolan to collect the donations as they roll out their cord blood donation programme. Previously, cord blood collection […]
Cell Potency, Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Multipotent Stem Cells, Pluripotent stem cells
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Cell potency refers to how specialised a cell is and its ability to differentiate; create other cell types. At the moment of conception, a stem cell is made. This stem cell has the ability to divide to create more cells and these cells differentiate and become more and more specialised as the germ layers are […]
